Page 9 - OASC August 2021 Newsletter

August/21
THE LAWS OF LIFE...
LAW OF ECONOMICS
The amount needed for the present emergency is always in direct proportion to the amount you had saved for a vacation.
LAW OF MECHANICAL REPAIR
After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch or you’ll have to pee.
LAW OF THE WORKSHOP
Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
LAW OF PRObAbILITY
The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.
LAW OF THE TELEPHONE
If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal.
LAW OF THE ALIbi
If you tell the boss you were late for work be- cause you had a flat tire, the very next morning you will have a flat tire.
VARIATION LAW
If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will start to move faster than the one you are in now (works every time).
LAW OF THE bATH
When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone will ring.
LAW OF CLOSE ENCOUNTERS
The probability of meeting someone you know increases dramatically when you are with some- one you don’t want to be seen with.
LAW OF THE RESULT
When you try to prove to someone that a machine won’t work, it will.
LAW OF bIOMECHANICS
The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
LAW OF THE THEATER
At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive last.
LAW OF COFFEE
As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.
MURPHY’S LAW OF LOCKERS
If there are only two people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers.
LAW OF RUGS/CARPETS
The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor covering are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet/rug.
LAW OF LOCATION
No matter where you go, there you are.
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